Sampling of Populations: Methods and Applications (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics - Applied Probability and Statistics Section)

By Stanley Lemeshow and Paul S. Levy

Book Overview

Intended for the working professional, it offers a practical look at the basic concepts and procedures of sample design with a minimum of mathematical formality and technical jargon. Specifically designed as a user-friendly guide, it discusses the various procedures for drawing a sample (e.g., systematic sampling and probability proportionate to size sampling) in a step-by-step manner that readers can follow almost like a manual. In addition, the book makes use of numerous demonstrations and examples, instead of extended mathematical proofs, for the purpose of giving the reader a clear understanding of the rational for procedures used in sampling. The volume is a revision and expansion of an earlier text that takes into account major developments in sampling methodology over the past decade.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471508225
• ISBN13: 9780471508229
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 1.1" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Brand Scan

Both authors are from public health schools. One is from Amherst, MA. Go Umass! This does make studying statistics more interesting. One can easily adapt the sampling design and methods to marketing surveys that are required of MBA students.

A review, solely about the text.

I am a Ph.D. student in public health (epidemiology), and I already have a Ph.D. in the behavioral sciences. I will sign my name, unlike the other writer. Rather than solely talk about the issues of the text, the student complains about the administration of the course in question. I found the text to be readable and useful. My findings concur with the practitioner and other reviewers in Columbus, OH. I found the use of the solutions manual to be helpful in my understanding of the material. The complaints voiced by the "stats student" are best ignored. I was in that course section, and those comments are not relevant to the worth of the text.

A Practitioner's Resource

Levy and Lemeshow's text provides practitioners with precise formulas and terrific insights into alternative sampling methods. The exercises at the end of the chapters are particularly useful.

Clear and to the point.

The best thing about this book is that it summarizes all the equations in boxes throughout the book. Therefore you don't have to hunt down the equations you need, unlike with many other statistics books. The book's explanations are clear and to the point, and therefore makes a great desk reference.The one sole downside to this text is its price. $90 is a bit steep for this small light weight volume.